Mario Tennis Takes Japan

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Nintendo's mascot based tennis game eats up the top sales charts in Japan.

By IGN Staff

Not surprisingly, Nintendo's Mario Tennis has raced to the top of the Japanese sales charts since it debuted in the country two weeks ago. The game has already sold more than 200,000 units and rests above former top seller Final Fantasy IX, which, to its credit, has sold an amazing 2,400,000 copies so far. Here's the list at a glance:

Nintendo's Mario Tennis is eating up the charts in Japan, but you won't have to wait long to play the game in the US. It's scheduled for release later this month. Are you going to be one of the first in line to pick it up? Are you still unimpressed by what Camelot Software has done with the title? Feel free to make your opinion known in our Message Boards by clicking on the graphic to the left.